welder-fitter

Lakehead Ironworks Inc; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in mining as a welder-fitter, where you'll apply your skills in operating sophisticated welding equipment and interpreting technical blueprints. As a crucial part of our team, you will ensure high-quality standards in metal fabrication while contributing to a physically dynamic work environment. The role requires a keen eye for detail, a strong commitment to safety, and teamwork skills. If you possess a secondary education and relevant experience, we welcome you to apply.

Benefits

Dental plan

Disability benefits

Health care plan

Pension plan

Qualifications

• 3 to less than 5 years of welding experience required.
• Secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Operate welding equipment and read blueprints.
• Examine welds for quality assurance.
• Fit, braze, and prepare metal components.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

or equivalent experience

Job description

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• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience
  
  

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
• Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
• Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
• Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
• Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
• Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
• Determine weldability of materials
• Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
• Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
  
  

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
  
  

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
  
  

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
  
  

Financial benefits

• Pension plan
  
  

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
  
  

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
  
  

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
  
  

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
  
  

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
  
  

Support for mature workers

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
  
  

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Mining

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